TEST ANNOUNCEMENT

NUMBER 2010-065

ISSUED  SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

State Civil Service Commission

 

Examination

 

for

 

STATISTICAL ASSISTANT

 

 

Exam

No.

 

Job Title

Job

Code

Pay Schedule

and Range

 

 

1.

Statistical Assistant

05410

ST04

 

 

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

 

VETERANS:  Pennsylvania law (51 Pa.C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs.  To learn more about employment preferences and opportunities for veterans, visit the Commission’s website www.scsc.state.pa.us; visit one of our offices; or call our veterans information line, (717) 787-6039.

 

NATURE OF WORK

 

You will collect, process and compile quantified data and review the tabulations of data for accuracy, consistency and completeness.

 

JOB REQUIREMENTS

 

You will be tested before your qualifications are reviewed.  Your test results will count only if you meet all job requirements.  If after reading the requirements you are not sure you qualify, contact one of the Commission's offices listed at the end of this announcement.

 

You must be a Pennsylvania resident, of good moral character and able to perform the essential functions of the job.

 

Minimum Requirements

Four years of clerical experience involving numerical tabulations and computations, including 1 year in the collection, compilation, and review of quantified data for purposes of reporting, publication, or statistical analysis.  An associate’s degree including 12 credit hours in mathematics or statistics may be substituted for the required experience; OR an equivalent combination of experience and training.

 

Clarification of Requirements

If you are substituting related education for the required experience, you MUST submit transcripts or a listing of mathematics or statistics courses completed and credits earned and the name and address of the schools attended.  See ”How to Apply” for specific instructions.

 

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

 

Currently there are 5 filled positions located in the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.  All positions are located in Dauphin County and filled by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.  Three vacancies are projected during the next 12 months.

 

Additional opportunities may occur due to normal turnover from retirements, promotions, transfers, resignations and so forth

 

For the most recent information on job opportunities contact:

 

Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry

Bureau of Human Resources, Staffing Services Division

Labor and Industry Building – Room 1418

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania  17121

Telephone:  (717) 787-6374

Internetwww.dli.state.pa.us

 

TESTING

 

This test will be administered on a computer.  Information about computerized testing is available online at www.scsc.state.pa.us OR in paper form at any State Civil Service Commission office.

 

You will have a maximum of the 2 1/2 hours to complete the test which will cover the following subject areas:

 

Subject Area

Number of Questions

Mathematical Computation Sampling

35

Working Relationships

20

Chart Interpretation

25

Data Collection and Classification

30

Total

110

 

The test will be administered in the Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh State Civil Service Commission offices, Monday through Friday.

 

The test will also be held approximately 10 days a month at additional test centers located in Allentown, Erie, Johnstown, Lock Haven, and Scranton.  For further details on test dates, contact the Commission’s Information Services Unit; Telephone (Voice) (717) 787-7811, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing callers only) (717) 783-8896.

 

If you take the test and want to take it again, you may be retested after 6 months from the date of your test.  You must submit a new application to be retested.

 

If your name is on an eligible list for this job title and you take this test, your most recent examination result will be the only one counted.

 

TEST RESULTS

 

Employment and promotion lists will be established.  You will be notified in writing of your test results.

 

HOW TO APPLY

 

Apply online at www.scsc.state.pa.us or submit your completed paper application to:

 

State Civil Service Commission

ATTN:  Applications

P.O. Box 569

Harrisburg, PA  17108-0569

 

Online and paper applications both require submission of a copy of your transcripts at the time of application if you are substituting education for the required experience.  Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.  Enter your name and Social Security Number at the top of the transcripts.  Send by e-mail to RA-cs-transcripts@state.pa.us or fax to (717) 787-8650 or mail to the above address.

 

Applications and further information can be obtained from:

 

1.

State Civil Service Commission:

 

 

 

Harrisburg:  2nd Level, Strawberry Sq. Complex, 320 Market St., P.O.

 

Box 569, Hbg., 17108-0569; Telephone (Voice) (717) 783-3058, Text

 

Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing callers only) (717) 772-2685

 

 

 

Philadelphia:  110 North 8th St., Suite 503, Phila., 19107; Telephone

 

(Voice) (215) 560-2253, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing callers only) (215) 560-4367

 

 

 

Pittsburgh:  411 Seventh Ave., Room 410, Pgh., 15219; Telephone

 

(Voice) (412) 565-7666, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of- Hearing callers only) (412) 565-2484

 

 

 

Internetwww.scsc.state.pa.us

 

 

2.

PA CareerLink offices

 

 

3.

The Human Resources Office listed under the "JOB OPPORTUNITIES" section of this announcement

 

For further information on testing, assistance for persons with disabilities, veterans' preference and other items, refer to the instructions provided with the "Application for Employment/Promotion."